Gis for elementary students: An inquiry into a new approach to learning geography

Journal of Geography

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 47-59

  Keiper, Timothy A ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Elementary education; Geographic education; Gis

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; GIS; LEARNING; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

EID: 0033452399     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221349908978860     Document Type: Article

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